The Home Song Stories
How far do you have to journey to find your home?
2007 | 103m | English
Popularity: 0.6 (history)
| Director: | Tony Ayres |
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| Writer: | Tony Ayres |
| Staring: |
| A glamorous Hong Kong performer struggles to make a home in suburban 1960s Australia. | |
| Release Date: | Feb 09, 2007 |
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| Director: | Tony Ayres |
| Writer: | Tony Ayres |
| Genres: | Drama |
| Keywords | suicide, nightclub, australia, unrequited love, interracial marriage, cultural difference, memory, undocumented immigrant, chinese, childhood, nightclub singer, gay director |
| Production Companies | New South Wales Film & Television Office, Australian Film Finance Corporation, Fortissimo Films, SBS Independent, MediaCorp Raintree Pictures, Porchlight Films, ScreenWest, Film Victoria, Spark Script Workshop, Big & Little Films Pty. Ltd., Lotterywest, Australian Film Board |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 30, 2026 Entered: Apr 27, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Joan Chen | Rose Hong / Hong Meigui |
| Qi Yuwu | Joe |
| Joel Lok | Tom |
| Irene Chen | May |
| Steven Vidler | Bill |
| Gabrielle Chan | Winnie |
| Kerry Walker | Norma |
| Guang Qiao Fenh | Young May |
| Leo Fong | Wen Xuan |
| Ferdinand Hoang | Bing Guo |
| Philip Lau | Chan |
| Fred Lee | Slick Chinese Man |
| Yang Li | Mr. Sun |
| Ivy Mak | Kim |
| Annette Shun Wah | Adult May |
| Jesse Rowles | Nameless foe |
| Jarett Lee | Extra |
| Mia Lethbridge | Amanda |
| Nicholas Opolski | Doctor |
| Jamie Oxenbould | Adult Tom(voice) |
| Brenda Palmer | Lady lawn bowler |
| Stephen Payne | Coach |
| Joe Phua | Adult Tom |
| Trent Rosenberg | Tom's friend |
| Greg Saunders | Paramedic |
| Pearl Tan | Nurse Agnes |
| William Tang | Young Tom |
| Haven Tso | Wing |
| Le Le Wang-Burns | Rose's mother |
| Thomas Wu | Uncle Yung |
| Darren Yap | Adult Tom |
| Yezhen Yuan | Young Rose |
| Desmond Chiam | Cinema-goer(uncredited) |
| Steven Haas | Doctor (uncredited) |
| Chris Pang | May's Date (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Denise Haratzis | Editor |
| Melinda Doring | Production Design |
| Glen W. Johnson | Set Decoration |
| Cappi Ireland | Costume Design |
| Paul Kiely | Script Supervisor |
| Nigel Bluck | Director of Photography |
| Tony Ayres | Director, Writer |
| Anousha Zarkesh | Casting |
| Antony Partos | Original Music Composer |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Michael McMahon | Producer |
| Liz Watts | Producer |
| Liz Koops | Executive Producer |
| Daniel Yun | Executive Producer |
| Wouter Barendrecht | Executive Producer |
| Michael J. Werner | Executive Producer |
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| 2026 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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